VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-17188

Prior to CouchDB version 2.3.0, CouchDB allowed for runtime-configuration of key components of the database.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 3.61%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Prior to CouchDB version 2.3.0, CouchDB allowed for runtime-configuration of key components of the database. In some cases, this lead to vulnerabilities where CouchDB admin users could access the underlying operating system as the CouchDB user. Together with other vulnerabilities, it allowed full system entry for unauthenticated users. Rather than waiting for new vulnerabilities to be discovered, and fixing them as they come up, the CouchDB development team decided to make changes to avoid this entire class of vulnerabilities.

CVSS 3.0: 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 3.61% probability · 89th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: apache/couchdb
Source: security@apache.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 3.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.